Torpedo-signal holder.



D. D. MODERMOTT.

TOEPEDO SIGNAL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6, 1913.

1,126,050. Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

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DOMINIC D. MCDERMOTT, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES J. BLOUNT, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

TOEPEDO-SIGNAL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 26, 1915.

Application filed May 6, 1913. Serial No. 765,846.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DoMrNIo D. MODER- MoTT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Torpedo-Signal Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved torpedo signal holder and more particularly to that type wherein the holding device is arranged upon one end of a signal flag stafl'.

The primary object of the invention is to provide train-men with a simple and convenient device that will enable them to signal moving trains without unnecessary delay, the torpedo and flag signal being embodied in one and the same device, the former being arranged over one extremity of the flag stafi in a novel and peculiar manner to be hereinafter fully described.

A further object of the invention contemplates the provision of a torpedo holding device adapted to be formed from a single piece of sheet metal, and so shaped as to be arranged over one end of a flag stafi to which it is secured thereby producing a handy and convenient device of this character.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a spring actuated holding device within which one or more.

v complished by such means as are illustrated in their preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, described in the follow ing specification and then more particularly pointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

In describing my invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which :Figure 1 is an elevation of a device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar View, partly broken away, the holding device being partly opened; Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with the torpedo removed; and Fig. is aplan view,

partly broken away of the sheet metal strip of which the holding device is composed.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention the numeral 1 designates a flag stafl' of the ordinary construction having the usual signal flag 2 arranged over one end thereof. The opposite end of the flag staff 1 from that over which the flag 2 is arranged has secured thereto through the me (hum of a screw 3 or other fastening element, a split sleeve l, the said sleeve being formed from the same strip of sheet metal as that from which the holding device, designated in its entirety by the numeral 5 is formed.

The holding device comprises a metallic strip 6 having a plurality of uniformly spaced apart tongues 7 formed along each edge thereof, and a long tongue or extension 8 formed upon one end thereof, the said extension 8 effecting the handle of the holding device when the metallic strip 6 is bent or shaped to form the torpedo signal container illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive. The metallic strip of which the holding device is composed being resilient, unfastening of the handle 8, accomplished by means of a ring 9 arranged thereover will allow the said strip to spring open as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings thus permitting the torpedo signals 10 to be removed from the holder as occasion demands. The collar or band 9 is slidably mounted upon the sleeve 4 of the holding device and is adapted to be slid laterally thereupon throughout the entire length thereof and as the same is forced or drawn out of engagement with the handle 8, the spring tension of the metallic strip 6 will force the holder 5 open, in which event a removal of the signals therefrom is permitted. The tongues 7 of the metallic strip are bent at right angles thereto to form sides for the holding device thereby retaining the torpedoes 10 within the holding device as long as the handle 9 is held in engagement with the sleeve 4 by the provision of the sliding collar or band 9.

The torpedoes 10 are provided with a pair of oppositely disposed metallic strips 11,

I one projecting from either edge of the torfrom a single sheet 'of resilient metal, the enlarged end of the metallic strip 6 being rolled or curved to form the sleeve 4 into which one end of thestafi or flag pole l is inserted, the screw 3 holding the said staff therein. After arranging the sleeve over the flag staff as above set forth the metallic strip 6, or that portion thereof having the tongues 7 formed along its edges is bent or curved until the tongue 8 forming the handle engages the sleeve 4 opposite from that portion of the sleeve from which the narrow strip 6 projects, the band 9 retaining the said handle in engagement with the sleeve and locking the torpedoes 10 within the holding device formed by the said metallic strip, the tongues 7 being bent at right angles to the central portion 6 of the strip for effecting sides for the holding device.

It will (be seen from the above, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings that an 'eflicient torpedo holder is provided at a comparatively low cost, the entire holding device being formed from one and the same piece of material; that the torpedoes are held conveniently at one end of the signal flag staff where they can be removed as occasion demands by'simply'sliding the band 9 laterally upon the sleeve 4 of the device, and that "by employing a resilient strip, the holding device automatically springs open upon disengaging the band 9, thus permitting the torpedo signals to be removed from the holding device as desired.

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention, illustrated in the drawings and referred "to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most 'eflicient and practical; yet realizing that 'the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims. I

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a suitable support, a torpedo holder comprising a sleeve arranged to embrace the said support, a torpedo container formed of resilient material having side walls and integrally formed with the said sleeve, and means carried by the said sleeve for locking the :said container to retain the torpedoes therein, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a suitable support, a torpedo holder comprising a sleeve arranged to embrace the said support, a torpedo container formed integrally with the said sleeve and having an extension formed upon the free end thereof, and means carried by the said sleeve adapted for engagement with the said extension to lock the said container, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination with a suitable support, a torpedo holder composed of a single piece of resilient sheet metal, a sleeve formed from the said metallic sheet, the said sleeve adapted to be arranged over one end of the said support for fastening the holder thereto, a container formed from the said metallic sheet, the said container having a handle formed upon the free end thereof adapted to engage the said sleeve for retaining the torpedoes within the said holder, and a band slidably mounted upon said sleeve adapted for engagement with said handle for locking the container, as and for the purpose set forth.

l. In combination with a suitable support, a torpedo holder composed of a single piece of resilient sheet metal, a sleeve formed from the said metallic sheet, the said sleeve adapted to be arranged over one end of the said support, a torpedo container formed from the said metallic sheet, tongues formed upon the marginal edges of the said sheet adapted to be bent at right angles thereto to form sides for the container, and a handle formed upon the free end of the metallic sheet adapted to be held in engagement with the said sleeve for locking the container, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In combination with a suitable support, a torpedo holder com osed of a single piece of resilient sheet met. ,a sleeve formed from the said metallic sheet, the said sleeve adapted to be arranged over 'one end of the said support, for fastening the holder thereupon, a metallic strip formed from the said metallic sheet adapted to be bent to form a torpedo container, tongues formed along the edges of the metallic strip adapted to be bent at right angles thereto to form sides for the said container, a handle formed upon the free end of the said strip adapted to normally engage the said sleeve, and a band slidably arranged over the said sleeve for locking the container, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DOMINIG .1). McDERMOTT.

Witnesses:

Tnos. A. LALLY, Trros. F. CAREY.

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